Can't find a book in our school library? Try searching some of these other catalogues!
Resources for Milford residents and students with a library card.
You can also access the Milford Public Library's website here.
If you have a CT library card, you can check out a book in any CT town. Use this catalogue to find books in other towns around CT.
How can we work to make libraries more inclusive? One of the greatest challenges for librarians and educators today is finding culturally relevant and authentic titles to promote in our libraries. Some of the tools below are great resources for finding authors that represent diverse experiences, and databases for finding titles that represent various lived experiences. I hope you will check them out!
This database was created in 2002 out of Bates College as a means for helping all readers find more diverse titles. You can easily sort by topics such as themes, ethnicity, or award-winning titles. This database mainly is composed of elementary-age picture books.
This database is run by a non-profit organization called Latinx Kidlit Book Festival. They focus on the promotion of Latinx authors and illustrators. You can easily sort by topics such as themes, ethnicity, or award-winning titles. This database includes all age ranges K-12.
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote literature reflective of various lived experiences, including LGBTQIA+, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and cultural, and religious minorities. Their website has an excellent compilation of resources to find diverse titles.